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Poetry Month is often the time we remember to teach and read poems with kids and help our children write poetry. But you can read and write poetry with kids all year long–not just during Poetry Month!

Poet and educator Kwame Alexander stops by to chat about poetry with NPR's Rachel Martin. He shares some ideas for poems to read with kids and tips for getting kids to write some of their own. Oh, the ...

What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

A famous poet once wrote "April is the cruelest month." Perhaps T.S. Eliot would change his tune today, especially if he knew that since 1996 April has been designated National Poetry Month. The late ...

There are many reasons why poems serve as good reading material for children, which is why we created a list of funny poems for children. Those reasons include the fact that poetry helps develop a ...

Poetry is everywhere, says Stefania Gomez, the Education and Youth Services Assistant at Chicago’s Poetry Foundation Library — and she’s on a mission to share that message with young people. “There is ...

With Christmas just around the corner, you've probably been busy preparing your house for the upcoming festivities. Cook up some holiday appetizers for your upcoming Christmas party? Check. Trim the ...

Recently I spent 10 weeks as a classroom teacher again, after a long hiatus. One night, I stayed late at school to prepare the shelves for our cross-genre reading unit. My six-year-olds were going to ...